Chippa and Magesi share the spoils

Vusumuzi Vilakazi picked up his first point as Chippa United head coach with a 0-0 draw against Magesi at Buffalo City Stadium on Tuesday.

Vilakazi had replaced Luc Eymael at the helm on 22 October and lost his opening match in charge of the Chilli Boys following a 3-0 defeat to AmaZulu last weekend.

The stalemate in East London did little for their prospects as they remain rock-bottom of the standings after 12 games.

Chippa were looking to snap a five-game winless run and three successive defeats which kept them rooted to the foot of the table, while Magesi hoped to put some distance between themselves and the relegation zone after a 3-1 loss to Orbit College left them only three points better off in 14th place.

The visitors posed a greater threat in the first half as Lehlogonolo Mokone steered a header wide of the target from Kgomotso Mosadi's free-kick on 24 minutes before the latter tested Stanley Nwabali with a snapshot from inside the box three minutes later.

Chippa's best chance saw Ruzaigh Gamildien fire wide in the closing stages of the half after being picked out by Sirgio Kammies inside the area, while back up the other end Wonderboy Makhubu got on the end of John Mokone's cross but sent his header off target.

Nwabali was called into action early in the second half to save Makhubu's header from Edmore Chirambadare's cross before the woodwork came to Dikwena Tsa Meetse's rescue when Azola Matrose saw his shot come back off the post.

Both teams huffed and puffed as the second half wore on, but neither could make the breakthrough and they had to settle for a share of the spoils.

Chippa United 0

Magesi 0

Chippa United: S. Nwabali, H. Majadibodu, S. Seabi, I. Fasika (G. Mosele 79'), S. Kammies, R. Gamildien (B Eva Nga 62'), A. Konqobe (A. Tshobeni 46'), M. Modise (X. Sithole 62'), T. Molaoa, A. Matrose, J. Figuareido (B. Hlophe 46').

Magesi: E. Chipezeze, T. Mashigo, D. Mofokeng, L. Mokone, J. Mokone, T. Sibanyoni, S. Darpoh (S. Majola 90+2'), K. Mosadi, M. Vandala (A. Seseane 78'), E. Chirambadare (K. Mahlasela 67'), W. Makhubu (N. Zungu 67').